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found: ✅ Out of 59 patients who qualified for #FND diagnosis#FNDDSMV criteria, 88% had autonomic symptoms!!! ✅ 27% were positive for ganglionic acetylcholine receptor antibody (gAchR Ab) via LIPS assay. ✅ 50% had #POTS. ✅ 50% h#POTSthostatic hypotension. 2/�
portant? ✅ Our patients are often misdiagnosed with #FND, and this#FNDdy proves that. ✅ When #FND is diagno#FND treatment is psychotherapy & physical therapy, which is not a treatment for #Dysautonomia.#Dysautonomia✅ We MUST identify and treat #Dysautonomia #Dysautonomia
society and DSMV should rethink their diagnostic criteria for #FND if 88% of#FNDir patients have #Dysautonomia.#Dysautonomia✅ #Dysautonomia #Dysautonomia✅ #Auto#FNDnity #Autoimmunityo about it in patients with #Dysautonomia #Dysautonomiariority #research topi#research/4
tients who qualified for FND diagnosis were excluded because of concomitant neuroimmune disorders, like Sjogren's, myasthenia and CIDP... This too is very important because it's 13% of their FND cohort!
Catherine w/ MCAS
MCAS = Mast Cell Activation Syndrome MCAS is the equivalent of having an immune system with PTSD
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